Costume Studies

1854/1855

Jean-François Millet

Associated Names
Jean-François Millet

Artist, French, 1814 - 1875

This is a drawing of clothing details and a torso. The artwork depicts studies of a coat sleeve and a partial torso. On the upper left, there are detailed sketches of coat sleeves showing folds and creases. The larger drawing on the right showcases a study of a coat, extending from the shoulder to the mid-thigh. The artist has signed the work as "J.F.M" in the lower center of the image.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    black crayon on brown wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Joseph F. McCrindle Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 28.8 x 34.7 cm (11 5/16 x 13 11/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2009.70.167

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Ernest Brown & Phillips, Ltd., The Leicester Galleries, Leicester Square, London, by 1961); Joseph F. McCrindle [1923-2008], New York, 1961; Joseph F. McCrindle Foundation, 2008; gift to NGA, 2009.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1961

  • New Year Exhibition, Leceister Square Galleries, London, 1961, no. 7.

Bibliography

2012

  • Grasselli, Margaret M., and Arthur K. Wheelock, Jr., eds. The McCrindle Gift: A Distinguished Collection of Drawings and Watercolors. Exh. cat. National Gallery of Art. Washington, 2012: 175 (color).

Inscriptions

by later hand, lower left verso in pencil: 3 (in circle)

Markings

artist's mark, lower center in pen and black ink: J.F.M. (Lugt 1460)

Wikidata ID

Q64581207

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